Acute myocardial infarction in relation to physical activities at work: a nationwide follow-up study based on job-exposure matrices

• Main Authors: Jens Peter Ellekilde Bonde (Author), Esben Meulengracht Flachs (Author), Ida EH Madsen (Author), Sesilje Bondo Petersen (Author), Johan H Andersen (Author), Johnni Hansen (Author), Esben Budtz Jørgensen (Author), Henrik Kolstad (Author), Andreas Holtermann (Author), Vivi Schlünssen (Author), Susanne Wulff Svendsen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH), 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective This study aimed to evaluate sex-specific risks of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) according to lifting and standing/walking at work. METHODS: The study population included 1.15 million Danish wage earners. Annual job codes from 1976 onwards were linked to specific exposures using job-ex...